IAM Organizers Log 77.8 Percent Win Rate U.S. labor unions increased their overall percentage of successful representational elections during the first half of 2008, with the IAM recording the third highest number of workers organized, according to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) data. The IAM won 35 out of 45 elections held during the six-month
Read moreMachinists Ratify Accord with United Launch Alliance The bargaining committee for IAM members at United Launch Alliance (ULA) facilities in Alabama, Florida and California took part in the WWW Center’s unique Negotiations Preparation Class before achieving a master agreement for nearly 900 members. Nearly 900 IAM members in five different local lodges in Alabama, Florida
Read morePresident-elect Barack Obama The world is a different place today. A new optimism, a new hopefulness and a new spirit courses through our land. The challenges we face seem less daunting; the obstacles in our path seem less formidable. And it is all because one man decided “Yes, we can!” President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign
Read moreGet Out and Vote Today A nationwide effort by union members to man phone banks, participate in labor walks, leaflet plant sites and talk to fellow members culminates today in one of the largest voter get-out-the-vote efforts in labor history. “After eight years of the disaster that was the Bush Administration, Americans today will speak
Read moreSister of the Month November 2008 Sharon Parker Caldwell IAM Sister Sharon Caldwell has been an IAM member of Local Lodge 141 for 23 years. She serves as a Vice President for District Lodge 143 and Airline General Chairperson. Sister Sharon’s father was a 25 year veteran of the United Auto Workers (UAW) staff, so she
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